Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

Chapter 146: For the future (2)

"That came out of nowhere; how does that alone can change things in the big picture?" Rain asked.

"Lately, they have been facing some problems with their mission, and I can tell that their teamwork is lacking a bit," Branden explained. "Your presence there can help them keep improving, and that would benefit the organization a lot. I can see a lot of potential in them."

Rain wanted to say that he didn't want to babysit anyone, but he was the youngest of the group, so that wouldn't make sense. In any case, Rain liked his freedom, and since he wouldn't be the leader of the ground, he had even fewer reasons to join them permanently; there was no point in joining them to help if he was only going to lose.

"I can understand your concerns, but your presence truly will make them work harder," Branden said. "Also, you are much of a solo guy, so that would benefit you as well."

"No, it won't," Rain said.

"Well, maybe not that much... however, soon enough, we will launch an offensive to take back the rest of our territory, and everyone will have to work on teams to make sure that the enemies won't be able to escape," Branden said. "We need to deal a heavy blow on them that will mark their history forever."

"I think that by this point, I have already shown that I can work well on my own," Rain shrugged.

"You aren't going to make this easy for me, are you?" Branden asked and then sighed. "Look, once we recover our lands, I am planning on opening some branches of the organization and let you lead the one in the East. However, few people will work with you if you are this stubborn. You need friends as well."

Rain didn't ask for that, but Branden had a point... still, becoming a leader of a branch of the organization seemed like it would be too time-consuming and would be too much of a pain, even if he had the chance to protect the area where his family lives. It was a really tough decision...

While Rain was avoiding such an issue, six months passed in no time, and soon he became ten years old. At the same time, he felt happy about his physical growth and his progress when it comes to his strength. He was already 160 cm tall, or 5.2 feet tall, and he believed that he was pretty tall for his age.

As for his strength, while he didn't fight that much, Rain managed to make some progress. He didn't unlock a new path, and he wasn't that close either, but at least he could see his parameters increasing.

Level 15: Iron Resilience - Strengthen your resolve, gaining temporary resistance to crowd control effects.

Level 20: Counterstrike - Prepare for an enemy attack and retaliate with a powerful counter, dealing bonus damage.

Level 25: Mighty Swing - Swing your weapon in an arc, hitting all enemies around you with increased damage.

Level 30: Charging Charge - Charge forward, knocking down enemies in your path and dealing high damage.

Level 30: Mind Ward - Shield your mind from mental attacks, gaining resistance to mind-altering effects.

Level 35: Mana Arrow - Conjure a powerful arrow made of pure mana and shoot it at a distant foe.

"I guess I should just focus on the Sage and Brawler's Path since they increase more parameters, I can see myself getting stronger faster," Rain thought when he checked his new skills, but soon he forgot about that when he saw Jori's party entering the building for the first time in a while.